SPRINGFIELD – Members of the Workers Center for Racial Justice held a rally in front of the Capitol Wednesday, March 16 demanding the Illinois General Assembly pass the Safer Communities…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton unveiled a $4.5 million initiative Tuesday, Oct. 6 that is meant to foster dialogue and promote racial healing in the…
SPRINGFIELD — The second state Senate committee hearing spurred by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ recently unveiled legislative agenda focused on criminal justice reforms…
State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, readily admits there are things in the proposed state reparations bill that he is not sure he can support, but he is willing to talk about them. And…
Blue sky weather prevailed on Father’s Day for the Chicago Musician March for Equality and Change in Chicago on June 21. While Sunday late morning temperatures were in the upper 70s,…
SPRINGFIELD – Leaders of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus began pushing Wednesday, Oct. 7 for a complete overhaul of the state’s social studies curriculum to ensure that contributions…
SPRINGFIELD — For veteran state Rep. Will Davis, D-Hazel Crest, filing legislation is often a way to start a conversation about racial justice in the Illinois General Assembly. “As…
SPRINGFIELD — The social movement sparked by George Floyd’s death is one Illinoisans must harness together, Chicago Rep. Lamont Robinson Jr., said. On May 25, a white Minneapolis…
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
